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What does it take to turn junk into novelty?

Home Icons Tea Towel What does it take to turn junk into novelty? Cason Sharpe May 23, 2022 share Image: By Konrad Klinkner for Real Life . This essay is part of Home Icons , a series about the cultural and material histories of domestic objects. Read the others here. I’ve started to comb my possessions in preparation for an upcoming move, assessing each object in my apartment for its capacity to spark joy. Take, for example, this backless, floral-print halter top, made from the reminisce of a vintage bedspread. I haven’t been able to wear it since one of its straps caught on a loose nail and

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